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Stock Market Cjuotations BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A1 Chem and Dye.145 Allis Cnal Mfg . 36% Am Can . Am Roll Mill —-. Am Smelt and Ref. 37% At and T .. Anaconda . ACL -.- 31% Baldwin..— 3 and O . ' Barnsdall -. 16 A Bendix Aviat . 55/a Beth Stl . 38% Boeing Airpl . 14% Borden - Budd Mfg. 7 Budd Wheel .- JJ* Burl Mills -. 29% Bur Add Mach .- 12% Cannon Mills .... 44 Case J I .-. 35 Caterpil Trac . 46% Ches and O .7— £>% Chrysler ..... Coml Credit ..—- 39% Coml Solv-- 15 Comwlth and Sou .- % Consol Edis - 2I f Corn Prod —. 56 Curtiss Wright .— 5% Curtiss Wright A . 16% Doug Aire . Dow Chem .122 Dupont ..-. !38 /4 Firestone - "O/a Gen Elec .-.—- 3o% Gen Foods .-.— 42 Gen Mot . 55% Goodrich..-. 40,4 Goodyear . 36,4 Gt Nor Ry Pf. 28% Int Harvest .. 71 Int Tel and Tel .. 13% Johns Man - f Kennecott --- 30 f Ligg and Myers B .- <2% Loews - 59 Lorillard -- 1° Mont Ward - 43 Nash Kelv . IJ74 Nat Bisc —.-. 21% Nat Cash Reg - — 29% Naat Dist.. 30% NY Cent . 17 No Aviat . — 8% Nor Pac .-. 14% Packard -- 3/» Param Pic .-.- 24 Penney J C - 94 Penn RR —.— 27% Pepsi Cola _ 49% Phillips Pet- 44% Pullman - 40% Pure Oil - 15% Radio - 9% Radio K O.-. 8% Rem Rand - 15% Repub- Stl - 17 Reynolds B - 29% Sears_ 85% Sucony Vac - 12% Sou Pac -- 27% Sou Rv . 45% Std Oil NJ ... 52 'Stewart Warner _ 12% Swift _ 31 Tex Co ..... 45% Union Carbide _ 78% United Aire _ 28% United Cojp _ 1% United Drfg _ 12% United Fruit_ 76% Unit Gas Imp _ 2% US Indus Chem _ 37% US Rubber_ 40% US Smelt and Ref_ 53% US Steel . 52% Va Caro Chem _ 4 Warner Piet_ 13 West Union A _ 41 % West El and Mfg _ 92% Woolworth J- 38% Final Sales 608,390. FINAL CURBS Can Marconi _ 1% Cities Service .. 13% Colon Dvmt_ 5% El Bond and Sh _ 8% -V Bond Quotations DOMESTIC At and Sf 4s 95 . 120% ACL 4%s 64__— 77% B and O 4s 48 - 82% Can Pac 4s Perp- 90 Cb and Q 4%s 77_ 92% C and Ei Inc 97 ... 54 Cgw 4s 88 - 86% Cri and P Ref 4s 34_ 4% Cl Ut 4%s 77 . 86% D and Rg W 5s 55 - 6% Fla Ec 5s 74... 47% Hud C 5s 57 .-.— 58 III Cent 4% 66 _ 56% Int Gt Nor 6s 52_ 22% Gmk and T Aj S 67 . 45% Mo P G 4s 75 .->. 27% NYC Rfg 5s 2013 . 70% Nor Pac 6s 2047 _.. 88% Penn RR 4%s 65 -111% Ph Rdg Ci 6s 49. 21% Sal C 6s 45 _ 40% So Pac Rfg 4s 55 - 95% Sou Ry Gen 4s 56 - 78 West Md 4s 52 _ 94% FOREIGN BONDS Aust 5s 55 - 93% Aust 4%s 56 -.. 90 Draz 6%s 26-57 - 51 Poland 8s 50 - 17 Rio Gr Do Sul 6s 68 _ 31 TREASURY 2%s 69-64 Dec.--100. 2%s 60-55 _ 111.30 -V NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, Feb. 8—(£>)—Cot ton futures closed from 20 to 35 cents a bale higher today. Active buying in anticipation of government purchases of 332,000 bales of cotton for lend-lease, un confirmed reports of an imminent upward revision of ceiling prices for sheeting, and trade price fix ing operations before first delivery notice day on Feb. 24 all contribut ed to the upswing. The new Ma»eh contract traded at 20.70 cents a pound, the highest prince since July 15, 1943, and May new and old contracts sold at new high levels. Open High Low Close Mch . 20.43 20.52 20.43 20.50 Up 5 May . 20.09 20.17 20.09 20.15 Up 7 Tly __ 19.64 19.74 19.64 19.72 Up 4 Oct - 19.13 19.24 19.13 19.22 Up 6 (New) Dec 18.97 19.06 18.97 19.05 Up 7 (New) Middling spot 21.17 up 4. N—nominal. N. C. HOGS RALEIGH, Feb. 8—((PI(NCDA) —Hog markets steady with tops of 13.55 at Rocky Mount and 13.85 at Richmond. AT FIRST ^ BBk SIGN OF A ^3 C°666 666 TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROPS MONEY TO LOAN ON ANYTHING OF VALUE No Loan Too Large—None Too Sinai) Cape Fear Loan Office LUGGAGE HEADQUARTERS n S. Front St. Dial 3-1858 No. 7 of A Series Recalling the Battle Cries of Famous American Heroes “We Have Met The Enemy ... and They Are Ours” SOUNDS like Midway, or the Bismark Sea, yet the story is 133 years old. At 2:30 P. M., crushing disaster; at 3 P. M., smash ing victory. The outcome of the Battle of Lake Erie, in September, 1813, was due to the dauntless determination of a man who wouldn’t give up despite terrific odds. The English sank his man-of-war, but in a small open boat . . . fragile target of waves and shot . . . Com modore Perry rowed through a hail of death to renew the fight from another ship. That famous victory of the past is buried in history books ... but Perry’s will-to-win strikes blow after blow for Freedom and Democracy in the Southwest Pacific today. HAVE FAITH — WORK FOR VICTORY: BUY U. S. WAR BONDS EVERY PAY DAY. MAKE EVERY WEEK SAVINGS WEEK. m cJhe Snsured PEOPLES BUILDING & LOAN -ASSOCIATION 112 Princess St. Offices: Foster-Hill Realty Co. Established 1906 AF features a MODERN BATTLESHIP f\ is more than a ship, it is a city. The new U.S.S. Mis souri, pictured here, cost $100,000,000, or about the assessed valuation of a city of 140,000. BLUEPRINTS: 175 tons of them used enough paper to print 272,000 copies of a standard-sized 16-page newspaper. The Missouri's armaments, including 16-inch guns, make her the most power ful battle wagon afloat. Here are some othe, Navy specifications reduced to civilian terms. DISPLACEMENT: Its 45,000 tons will displace enough water at sea to flood about a sixth of the island of Manhattan. |—| LENGTH: 11 s 8 8 0 feet would extend 30 feet, above a 70-story building. POWER PLANT: It generates enough to supply a city the size of Santa Fe, N. M. PIPES: All the piping laid end to end would reach from New York to Philadelphia. DECKS,PLAT FORMS would cov er more than 13 football fields. MARKETS AT A GLANCE NEW YORK Stocks—higher; motors lead re covery. Bonds—mixed; changes narrow. Cotton—firm; active covering. CHICAGO Wheat—closed unchanged to 1-4 off; lack of trade interest. Rye—finished 1-4 off to 1-8 up; awaiting new developments. Hogs—slow, packers paid the top price of $13.75 for supported weights. Cattle—fed steers and yearlings slow, topped at $16.50. -V Invasion Boats Being Made From Synthetic Rubber, Firm Reveals NEW YORK, Feb. 8—W—Inva sion boats of synthetic rubber, capable of carrying 10 men with full equipment, are being produc ed in quantity by the United States Rubber Company, the company announced today. The boats, being constructed at the company's Woonsocket, R. I., plant, are designed to glide noise lessly in shallow water. They are equipped with quick release tow ing bridles so they may be towed by fast boats and then released as they near shore. -V DRY GOODS NEW YORK, Feb. 8—(41—Vague reports throughout the cotton tex tile trade on an impending upward revision in ceiling prices for sheet ings and an advance in raw cotton fuutres to new seasonal highs, dominated interest in the textile market today. Rayon weaver allocations for March-April delivery were said to be running smaller than expected although consumers hope for ad ditional yardage in the event of an improvements in the yarn supply situation. -V NAVAL STORES SAVANNAH, Ga„ Feb. 8—iffi— Turpentine 78 cents a gallon: Of ferings none; Sales; Receipts. 7 barrels; Shipments, none; Stocks. 40,391 barrels. Rosin, (100 lb. drums), offer ings, none; Sales, none; Receipts, 51; Shipments 287; Stocks, 31,225. Quote; B 3.64; D 3.81; E 4.07; F 4.18; G 4.20; H 4.20; I 4.27; K 4.40; M 4.52; N 4.60: WG 6.31; WW 6.51: X 6.52. -V CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, Feb. 8—1®—Hog re ceipts were slightly larger today than last Tuesday, but prices re mained about the same with most action on weights outside of the support brackets. Strictly choice steers were absent. The best price of $16.50 was paid for mixed steer and heifer yearlings. Lambs top ped at $16.50 to shippers. -V NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 8—(/T>)— Cotton futures closed steady 20 to 30 cents a bale higher. Open High Low Close Mch - 20.59 20.65 20.59 20.62bUp 6 May - 20.27 20.34 20.27 20.32 Up 5 Jlv — 19.85 19.91 19.85 19.88 Up 6 Oct - 19.21 19.27 19.21 19.24bUp 4 Dec — 19.03 19,07 19.03 19.07 Up 5 B—bid. -V NEW ORLEANS SPOT NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 8—(A>)— cotton steady 25 cents a bale high er today. Sales 1,936. Low mid dling 17.05,, middling 20-.45, good middling 20&.85, receipts 2,666. stock 179,897. Men, Women! Old or Young! Need Pep? Want New Vim and Vitality? Thouaanda of 30, 40, 50, 60 feel weak, worn-out, exhauated, rundown, old; lacking In pep, vim, vi tality; solely because tody la deficient in iron. II that's your trouble try Oatrex Tonic Tablets. Se* why thousands of Iron-poor men, women are arnazca to feel peppier, years younger, with new vitality. Supplies real medicinal doses of Iron, 23 TIMES minimum daily nutritional requirementl Also vita min Bi, TWICE minimum dally nutritional re quirement; plus minimum supplement calcium Good newel 36o. Introductory else Oatrex only 29cl Al all drug stores everywhere— a In Wilmington, at Saunders ARMY PROMOTIONS WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—OP)— The War Department announc ed today the temporary pro motions of eight North Caro linians serving as officers in the Army. (Major to lieutenant colonel) Henry Francis Christian Kol shorn, Littleton, Inf. (First lieutenant to Captain) Mildred I. Clark, ANC, Clark ton; Bland Wallace Worley, Jr. OD, 103 E. VERNON Ave., Kinston; Thomas Tyson Swain, Sig Corps, Raleigh. (Second to first lieutenant) Karry Phillip Maynard, AGD, 101 Catawba St., Belmont; Lloyd Britt Swofford, INF., 2105 Kenilworth Ave., Char lotte; James Elwood Jones Jr., AC, 1001 Lindsay St., High Point; Llemuel Preston Tyree Jr.., FA., 225 N. Broad St., Winston-Salem. Emily B. Dark of Louisburg was appointed a second lieu tenant in the Nurse Corps and the following named first lieu tenants in the Medical Corps: Louis Waller, Candler; Kearns Reid Thompson, Jr-( Reids vme; nennetn vanri xyner. Twin Castle Apts., Winston Salem. Four North Carolinians were ordered to active duty: Sec ond Lieutenant Ralph Watson Holbrook, Kannapoils, AUS; 1st Lt. William Thomas Par rott Jr., Kinston, MC; 2nd. Lt. James Beatty Lucas, Shel by, AUS; and 2nd Lt.- Clar ence Vincent Jr., Winterville. AUS. -j V SAL TO BUY BONDS BALTIMORE, Feb. 8—(tfl—'The Seaboard Airline Railway reorga nization managers were authoriz ed to acquire $1,750,000 in Georgia, Florida and Alabama railroad bonds by a decree today from the Federal District Court for Maryland. The bond holders will have until March 10 to sub mit the bonds for purchase under the court order. -V CHARLOTTE SPOT CHARLOTTE, Feb. 8—!M—Spot cotton 21.10, WORK IS STARTED ON PARK PLANS Drafting of plans fOT the pro posed new park for the area be tween Chestnut and Markel streets, along Burnt Mill creek, was started Monday afternoon Ralph W. Snell, superintendent o: parks, revealed Tuesday morning Mr. Snell said the project woule involve first the clearing off ant filling in of the land. The con summated plans for beautificatioi of the area will be submitted t* the City council for study ant approval. The parks department has bee; active during the past few week in a general cleanup of city prop erties, planting and trimmin; trees, grading, and seeding. Six hundred linear feet of brie! walkway have been installed 01 Third street at Greenfield park and a pipe handrail erected alonj the section. A plant bed has been prepare* in the park to receive 2,000 smal bulbs; 650 annuals have also beei planted in the park. The park force has cut 600 fee of drainage ditches through Green field. During January, the departmen transplanted 100 young shad trees, 150 crepe myrtles and 25 magnolias. Fifty rose bushes wer lined out in the nursery at Lo" e’ Grove and approximately 25 wa: myrtles were set along the Fourt! street entrance to Greenfield. Improvements to Robert Strang and Jones playgrounds are als planned. -V N. C. POULTRY AND EGGS RALEIGH, Feb. 8—OPKNCDA —Egg and poultry markets stead to easy. Raleigh— U. S. grade A larg (clean white) 36; Hens, all weights 20 tp 25. W^s^'ngton— U. S. grade A larg 39 to 42; Broilers and fryers 2 1-2 to 30. -V White rust, in the steel indv* try, is the dull coating whic forms on galvanized steel as a re suit of the corrosion of the oute surface of the zinc layer. Bolero Bonder She’ll dance for you ... IF. Beauteous Patricia Hall, above, Ziegfield Follies dancer, has orig' inated a “War Bond Bolero,’ which combines steps familiar tc each of United Nations. She offer! to dance it for any bona fide en tertainment where proceeds go t< 4th War Loan drive. i’ CM-L ' 0 Rfc'** if your house is infested with bedbugs, fleas, roaches, ants, mice, rats, or other vermin that cause your em barrassment and jeopardise your health. 418 N. FRONT ST. PHONE 9542 I I < j 1 I ] Staff Sgt. Ralph A. Mantor, of Wilmington, i s missing in action over Germany, according to a War department notification re ceived by his wife, Mrs. Nor ma Myers Man t o r. Sgt. Man Mantor tor was a raclio operator on a Flying Fortress based in England. He had participated in many missions over Germany and occu pied France prior to the raid on December 20 when his ship failed to return. ATTENDING SCHOOL Tech. Sgt. Newton L. Simmons, of 204 North Sixth street, is now attending the Antiaircraft Artillery school at Camp Davis. LEAVES FOR SEA DUTY Alton Fowler, ARM, third class, has left for active sea duty after spending a three-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Anton of 2018 Barnett avenue. RETURNS TO BAINBRIDGE Charles Mclver Rivenoark, sea man second class, has returned to Bainbridge. Md., after visiting his family and parents. Rivenbark, a graduate of New Hanover High school, was employed by the Wil mington Fire Department prior to entering the Navy. RETURNS TO DUTY Charles Wallace, U. S. Navy, has Men! Get Your New SPRING FELT HAT at Gibson's Haberdashery _Worth Front Street t SEE DR. KAMER X X AND SEE BETTER X ! T Eyes Examined T ^ X Glasses Fitted • X % DR. W. A. KAMER X 1 j Bulluck Building: T 5 5 SEAT COVERS [ ; i i r l Cor 12th and Market I i Bwi————— i r Immediate Service [ on all t Plumbing and Heating > Problems 1 Dial 7117 ; CUNBER-HOORE Co. 1 Plumbing — Heating ; Oil Burners 5 17 North Second St. I — 14,911.67 Was Raised During Polio Campaign The total figure reached by the ■ecemt infantile paralysis com iaign in Wilmington and New Han >ver county was $4,911.67, it was earned Tuesday from the Rev. r. B. McQuere, compaign man iger. Of this amount $3,734.17 was raised through the medium of Wilmington’s theaters and col lected by Boy ■ Scouts. The bal ance of $1,177.50 was collected through coin boxes, tag sales and other contributions. The quota for New Hanover this year was $2,900, and citizens went over the goal by $2,011.67. The Rev. McQuere and members of the campaign committee thank ed the public hole-heartedly for the cooperation shown during the drive. -V If joined together, the 6.40C bridges on one Canadian railway would span the water gap betwer Buffalo and Cleveland, a distance of 167 miles. returned t5 Bainbridge, Md., aftei spending several days at hii home. He is the husband of Mrs Lola Wallace and the son of Mr and Mrs. J. F. Wallace of Wil mington. NAVY REVEALS 2 U. S. SUBS LOS! WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-J* . long-range U. S. submarine type that has prowled olcse tn shores of Japan itself small, old raider are lon° r' 1 due and obviously lost the N?r' announced today. ’ a'y The missing submarines arP .u 1,525-ton Cisco, commissioned , , last May, with a crew 0f 63 and the 850-ton S-44. built 18 v'Cn' ago and carrying a crew of ij53” Officially listed as missing in action were the skippers <5 mander James W. Coe '34 orn‘ Richmond, Ind., in the Cisco'sm Lieut. Commander Francis p Brown, 32, of Reno, Nev "a U" S-44. " ln The submarines probably We on patrol in the Pacific. -n,re Navy has lost 19 submarines s„"E the start of the war. Again t those losses, though, the unde sea arm of the fleet has accoun*' ed for 572 Japanese vessels sun1-' probably sunk or damaged 1 -V Of the 6,634.000 persons aged 5i ■ or more in the United States • the time of the 1930 census, near, ly one-half, 3,307,000 were BACK THE ATTACK WITH BONDS Our armel forces are doing the job wonderfully. We at home must provide the funds. We must maintain our homes’. Need a loan? Borrow from the CARO LINA! Three The / Million Dollar Carolina Building and Loan Ass'it "Member Federal Home Loan Bank” C. M. Butler. W. A. Fonvielle, W. D. Jnne* Pres. Sec.Treas. Asst. Sec.-Treas. Roger Moore, V.-Pres. J- O. Carr, Atty. INSULATE YOUR HOME WITH ROCK WOOL SAVE FUEL . . . WEATHERSTRIPPING 36 Months To Pay STANDARD INSULATION CO. 214 S. Front Telephone 2285 nmttm t nttfti...******. :: ©. Gurr, Qeweler 264 North j ' ' ^ Front Street , \ !* JEWELRY AND GIFTS OF DISTINCTION Next to Efirds !! buy war bonds and stamps ★ : YOUR GAS HOT WATER HEATER , Serving Your Home For The Duration Your present Gas Hot Water Heater must continue to provide hot water for you day in and day out until new ones can be manufactured following an Allied Victory. To get the best service from your Gas Hot Water Heater, and to conserve gas—which is so essential in the production of war equipment—follow these simple suggestions. ★ Set thermostat at 120 deg. F to 140 deg. F for general purposes. ★ Remember a small amount of hot water will warm a large amount of cold water. ★ Don’t let hot water run continuously as in rinsing dishes. ★ Avoid waste of hot water through dripping faucets. + Keep gas burner clean. If pilot is extinguished, follow manufacturer’s directions for relighting. ★ If heater is storage type, drain out a few quarts of water by means of faucet at bottom about once a month to prevent sediment from gathering. TIDE WATER POWER CO. j
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